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From: tron@db.toronto.edu ("Carlos G. Mendioroz")
Subject: Wangtek PC-36 controller upgrade ?
Message-ID: <91Feb28.142411est.2093@ois.db.toronto.edu>
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Date: 28 Feb 91 19:24:27 GMT
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I'm having trouble with my old (5 years) PC-36 controller.
It seems that there is some kind of incompatibility between it and
new 386 machines ... so they (Wangtek rep) told me I have to change
it for a newer one (a 30850-008 for about $230), though some time 
ago somebody told me (sorry, I don't remember who) that a firmware 
update can solve that problem.

This controller has worked fine
on AT's and on a Wyse-386 (16Mz) but is refusing to work now on 
an Everex step 20. (It reads tapes but does not write them ok,
some problem with the file-mark writing phase...)

Anyone with such an experience ? 
Any cheaper QIC-36 controllers out there ? 
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Carlos G. Mendioroz  <tron@db.toronto.edu>  VE3 CGM
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